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Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it' (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

The strategy makes a lot of business sense too. It's why piracy controls in Microsoft Windows were so weak for so long.

Steve Ballmer said something along the lines of if the Chinese are going to pirate software, I want it to be Microsoft software.

I'm not sure if this game has an online mode but generally speaking the network effect of online means more people playing equals a better online experience. If half those people didn't pay, the ones who did pay still get a better online experience right?

[–] 299792458ms 3 points 2 months ago

Gangster dev

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why doesn't he just put the game up for free as an option then?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Piracy is illegal, so a lot of people will still abstain from downloading the game for free.

If you provide it for free on official distribution channels, your revenue drops drastically.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it illegal if the creator is saying they’re ok with you getting it for free?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, it's still illegal.

As it's illegal to dumpster dive food even though you have permission from the supermarket owner.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

It all depends on your income, man. If you are well off you have no excuse to not pay for anything. If you live in Vietnam then by all means all software becomes suddenly free and free of guilt.

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